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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1979/09/10PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA The Mounds View City Council was called to order at 7:35 PM, September 10, 1979, by the Mayor. Members Present: Mayor McCarty, Council- 2. ROLL CALL members Forslund, Rowley, and Ziebarth Members Absent: Hodges (out of town on business) Also present: City Attorney Meyers, City Admin- istrator Nelson, Building Zoning Official Rose Rowley made the motion, seconded by Ziebarth, to accept the August 13, 1979 minutes as corrected. 4 d y e b 0 nays Rowley made the motion, seconded by Forslund, to accept the August 27, 1979 minutes as submitted. 4 ayes 0 nays Rowley made the motion, seconded by Ziebarth, to approve the Consent Agenda. (See attached) Neil Loeding, 5046 Longview, wished to correct his statement in the August 27, 1979, minutes to read stated his intentions and pointed out the limitations of his report." Roger Baumgartner, 7585 Knollwood Drive, stated that since Machmeier is not a civil engineer, he is not qualified to draw up plans and specifications for a drainage improvement project for Mounds View. He asked whether he had submitted a bill and if Council intended to pay him. Mayor McCarty replied that Council could not determine whether to pay him or not as a bill had not been received from Machmeier. At this time, the Mayor closed the regular weeLiiig dad opened the public hearing. Regular Meeting September 10, 1979 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Hwy. 10, Mounds View MN 55112 4 ayes 0 nays 1. CALL TO ORDER 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4. RESIDENTS' REQUESTS AND COMMENTS 9. HEARINGS MOUNDS VII'.:W CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Page 2 September 10, 1979 Because of the development of Mounds View Industrial Park #2, there is no need for a Mustang Rd. extension and cul de sac. Resolution #1021 calls for vacation of Mustang Rd. easement west of Mustang but retains the utility easement. McCarty made the motion, seconded by Forslund, to continue this hearing with final action to be taken on September 13, 1979. 4 ayes 0 nays Attorney Meyers explained the reason for the continuance is that the hearing should take place 10 days after notification, which occurred on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6, 1979; therefore, it is advisable to hold the hearing after the 10 day period has elapsed. Meyers suggested the property owners be contacted. Nelson stated that 100% of the property owners had been so notified prior to the publication. Mayor McCarty asked if there was comment from the floor. There was none. The Mayor closed the public hearing and reopened the regular meeting. Forslund: 1) Asked Nelson if he had reports on the well testing. He explained it was well #4 and reports were not back yet. 2) She stated there had been discrepancies found in the Planning Commission minutes at their last meeting, and a memo was forthcoming from Staff to the Planning Commission. Rowley: 1)Stated there will be a Lakeside Park meeting 9/13 at City Hall 2) Informed Council of a Ramsey County dinner 9/12 3) Read a letter from Ramsey County commending Police Chief Grabowski for his help in the apprehension of bank robbers. Ziebarth: Stated there would be a program on Channel 2 on 9/11 at 10 :30 PM re: cable TV franchising. Asked Nelson if there were any applicants for the cable TV committee. He replied he had received only one phone call inquiry. McCarty: 1) Asked status of setting up meetings re: Hwy 10. Nelson stated he was communicating with the district engineer re: our ._oncerns with where the process is. Nelson plans to a.:tend a meeting on 9/11 on the subject in the governor's 2) Stated there will be a charter research committee meeting 9 /11. 3) fr d if there have been more applications for Planning Commission ex u'"-' position. Nelson replied there have been no more. a. Street vacation, Mustang Road 5. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS /ADMINISTRATOR MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL Page 3 Nelson: 1) Indicated he had received a letter from A.M.M re: a vacancy on the Board of Directors and asked if any Councilmember was interested; there was no interest. 2) Comstock Davis will attend the Oct. 15 agenda session to talk with Coun re: concerned issues. 3) Advised of upcoming conference on Urban Soil Errosion Sediment Control in St. Paul. Forslund plans to attend and suggested Nelson and Rose attend also. Ziebarth made the motion, seconded by Rowley, that funds previously set aside for the National League of Cities action conference and not used, be made available for the Urban Soil Errosion Sediment Control conference in St. Paul. if 11 11 4 ayes O nays Nelson (continued): 4) Advised of meetings scheduled for the purpose of Council reviewing the proposed 1980 budget. Advised that Oct. 8 Council meeting will become Oct. 9 because of holiday. Suggested the public be notified via newspaper of the budget review sessions. Forslund made the motion, seconded by Ziebarth to set up the following meetings for budget review: Thurs., Sept. 13 (7:00 PM) Mon., Sept. 17 Thurs., Sept. 20 Mon., Sept. 24 Thurs., Sept. 27 Mon., Oct. 1 Tues., Oct. 9 4 ayes O nays Nelson (continued): 5) Re: Crosswalk for Pi 'newood School Public Works feels that with the combination of a patrol and painted cross- walk, this should be sufficient for safety. 6) Re: cleaning the ditches -asked if it would be the same amount if done in the winter and found it would be higher, because of need to break up frost. Will get a third opinion. McCarty suggested smaller contractors should be contacted. 8) Re: Complaint from manager of Angie's Pizza House on high rate of 3.2 Beer and Wine License- -asked if Council felt the City Attorney should review. McCarty made the motion, seconded by Rowley to ask the appropriate City Staff to re- evaluate the ordinance concerning 3.2 beer. 4 ayes O nays Regular Meeting September 10, 1979 5. REPORTS (Continued) MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL Page 4 Nelson (continued): 9) Personnel matters- Cannot advertise for Receptionist until the 1980 budget is finalized. A C.E.T.A. person is filling the job at $3.25 /hour. $125 is needed until the budget is done (48 days). In the Park Recreation Dept., an amount of $674 is needed for Playground Director. McCarty made the motion, seconded by Forslund to authorize the positions of Receptionist and Playground Director to continue and their wages ($125 and $674) until the budget is completed. 4 ayes 0 nays Nelson (continued):10) Re: Painting the water tower, the painters went out of town instead of going on to the second phase. McCarty directed Staff to look into the contract, confer with City Attorney, and issue a letter to the painters by the end of the week. Roger Baumgartner, 7585 Knollwood Dr., asked Forslund to explain the discrepancies in the minutes found at the Planning Commission meeting. Mayor McCarty advised he attend the next Planning Commission meeting where it will be discussed. Two meetings were held, Sept. 4 and Sept. 7, dealing with storm water, questions raised by the public as to the impact of a 50 -year storm, what is the proposed drainage, Res. #983, the traffic issue, highway curb cuts, and water supply for fire safety. Fire Chief Ron Fagerstrom was present, as requested by the public, and gave his opinion regarding fire safety. Fagerstrom concluded that a dead end area should never have more than 20 residences -an emergency exit is needed. Sunny Emerson, 7865 Spring Lake Park Rd., and Janet Schuldt, 7887 Spring Lake Park Rd., spoke for residents concerned about access. A petition, received at City Hall on 9/5/79 at 7:15 PM, from these residents requests the developer provide an equal easement (20 feet) on his property side. The petition was read and is attached. The developer, represented by Cal Lundquist an Thomas Steffens, stated they will provide what- ever the City requires. Regular Meeting September 10, 1979 5. REPORTS (Continued) 6. REPORTS OF INSPECTION ZONING OFFICIAL a. Halverson- Conceptual Approval MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting September 10, 1979 Page 5 Doug Dindorf, 2901 Oakwood, spoke for neighbors concerned with traffic safety on Knollwood. He also questioned what the proposed buffering would be. Lundquist stated they propose to buffer with a 6' fence (approx.) with shrubs and trees. The closest building would have no windows toward neighbors. Dindorf also questioned the status of exit from Hwy. 10. He was advised the fire chief requires 2 means of access, Oakwood and Hwy. 10. McCarty made the motion, seconded by Ziebarth, to grant conceptual approval, contingent upon right of way as discussed at this meeting, proposed buffering, drainage, fencing, road access, looped water mains, and 30' easements from Oakwood to Highway 10. (Nay vote: Rowley, because she is uncomfortable with the data presented.) 3 ayes 1 nay Forslund made the amendment, seconded by Ziebarth, that a 30' easement be allowed to be used as a private roadway until such time as the surrounding property is developed. 4 ayes 0 nays No report. 7. ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report. 8. ENGINEER'S REPORT Rowley made the motion, seconded by Ziebarth, Lo adjourn the meeting at 10 :00 PM. 4 ayes 0 nays Respectfully submitted, Je L Ne on Cie dministrator AGENDA Regular Council Meeting Mounds View September 10, 1979 7:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Residents requests and comments from the floor 5. Reports of Councilman /Administrator 5: Reports of Inspection and Zoning Official a. Halverson Conceptual Approval 7. Attorney's Report 8. Engineer's Report 9. Hearings: a. Street vacation Mustang Road 10. Adjournment CONSENT AGENDA September 10, 1979 The consent agenda is a technique designed to expedite handling of routine and miscellaneous official business of the City Council. The entire agenda may be adopted by the Council in one motion. The motion for adoption is non debatable and must receive unanimous approval. By request of any individual Council Member, any item can be removed from the consent agenda and placed upon the regular agenda for debate. ITEM A: Approve Resolution 1022, Approving Just and Correct Claims Against City Funds. ITEM B: Approve licenses for: Horwath Construction Company New General Contracting Master Mobile Home Service Renewal Heating and Air Conditioning Vern's Service and Supply, Inc. Renewal Heating and Air Conditioning Airco Heating and Air Conditioning Company New Heating and Air Conditioning Riccar Heating and Air Conditiong Renewal Heating and Air Conditioning Blacktop Driveway Company Renewal Asphalt Contracting Commercial Pouring, Inc. New Asphalt Contracting Bituminous Consulting E Contracting Co., Inc. Renewal Asphalt Contracting Ace Blacktop, Inc. New Asphalt Contracting Lawrence Signs, Inc. Renewal Sign Hanging A -1 Fence Company Renewal Fence Installation M. L. Cldu6t,n Rcnew1. Cement Contracting CONSENT AGENDA CONTINUED ITEM C: Approving Resolution 1024, The Reapportionment of Assessments for the Approved Subdivision of Eugene Tomas on Bona Road. ITEM D: Approving Resolution 1026, Approving Just and Correct Claims Against City Funds ITEM E: Approving Resolution 1027, Approving Budget Transfers Re: Civil Defense